Spurs sack Hoddle

Tottenham Hotspur have announced that manager Glenn Hoddle has left the club with immediate effect.

Hoddle has come under increasing pressure at White Hart Lane following the club's disappointing start to the new season.

Yesterday's 3-1 defeat by Southampton appears to have come as the final straw for Hoddle, who left the south coast club to take over at Spurs two years ago.

Daniel Levy, Tottenham chairman, said: "Glenn and I spoke this evening. Following two seasons of disappointing results, there was a significant investment in the team during the summer, in order to give us the best possible chance of success this season.